Imagine this: Memories of fiction are used in mental simulations in the absence of lived experience.

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Title: Imagine this: Memories of fiction are used in mental simulations in the absence of lived experience.
Authors: Yang BW; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.; Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA., Park JS; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.; Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA., De Brigard F; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.; Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.; Department of Philosophy, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA., Marsh EJ; Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. elijm@duke.edu.; Center for Cognitive Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. elijm@duke.edu.
Source: Memory & cognition [Mem Cognit] 2026 May; Vol. 54 (4), pp. 1148-1161. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Oct 07.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal Info: Publisher: Psychonomic Society Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0357443 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1532-5946 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 0090502X NLM ISO Abbreviation: Mem Cognit Subsets: MEDLINE
Database: MEDLINE Ultimate
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ISSN:1532-5946
DOI:10.3758/s13421-025-01801-1